Juba, February 16, 2019 (SSNA) — Africa is rapidly becoming one of the world fast-growing grain importer as some land-locked African nation face difficulties in terms of deliveries.

A report, published in the world-grain website points out that South Sudan is one of the countries in the East Africa region, lacking port services. The report suggests that South Sudan along with other East African nation with no ports or access to port could benefit use Kenya’s Mombasa or Djibouti port.

The report also predicts that Africa wheat imports will reach 63 million tons by 2027-28, an increase of 27% compared to the current level and that Africa population will increase by almost 21% over the same period.